Rash After C-section?

I developed a rash all around my incision from the Steri-Strips that they put on to keep the incision closed. I am allergic to the adhesive and I got a poison ivy type rash there. I was able to take an antihistamine to help or I could apply a hydro cortisone cream to the rash. The rash was bumpy and blistery. It was really bad and really itchy. Good luck. I hope this helps. I just had my baby May 9th by c-section.

I developed a rash after my C-section. It was an allergic reaction to the tylenol with codeine.

If you're taking post-op pain management drugs, you might be having an allergic reaction to them. Keep in mind that Tylenol 3 w/codeine and motrin (what I was prescribed) can cause reactions in people allergic to NSAIDS or aspirin. Perhaps if you can tolerate it, just take some regular tylenol (without codeine) for pain and see if the rash clears up.
My husband developed an allergy to aspirin after we got married and has had the misery of the insanely itchy body rash. After getting this a few times by taking other products, we learned that he was really allergic to all NSAIDS.

Could this be a reaction to medication you are taking for pain or other?? I got itchy from a pain medication once after oral surgery. Call your dr. for something else if you think this may be the case.

Yes, I had this after both of my c-sections. The rash, at least after my second one, started on my forearms and on my ribcage. It spread from there and lasted for quite a while. My doctor thought it was probably a reaction to one of the narcotics. I got a one-time shot of some drug that was supposed to help, but I'm not sure that it did. You can have your ob/gyn consult mine, Dr. Deepthi Lingam, to see if she can recall what she gave me. My last name is Rosenthall.

I didn't want to take benadryl because I was nursing my twins and didn't want to do anything that could possibly interfere with my milk production. The rash was pretty miserable while it lasted.

Are you completely broken out all over your body or just in the area of the c-section? It could be normal as you are typically shaved there before they make the incision. This is when the hair grows back in (bikini lines can be 'itchy' at times when shaven). The cut itself will be itchy as it heals and the nerves mend. Unless you are oozing anything or there is more of a rash than what I mentioned, check in with your OBGyn for more.

I think I was still too sore and too tired to notice and recall!

I've had 3 c-sections and the only time I've had itching was around my incision and it ended up being infected. They then had to put me on antibiotics....